(a) Pursuant to article VI, section 28(b), of the State
Constitution, and further to the delegation of authority to
the Chief Administrator of the Courts effective April 1, 1978,
the Chief Administrator of the Courts may designate deputy
chief administrators for the courts within and outside the
City of New York and a deputy chief administrator for management
support. Said deputy chief administrators shall serve at the
pleasure of the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator and
shall exercise and perform the following powers and duties,
in accordance with and subject to the standards and administrative
policies promulgated by the Chief Judge and the policies,
rules, orders and directives of the Chief Judge and the Chief
Administrator.

(b) The deputy chief administrators for the courts within
and outside the City of New York shall:

(1) assist the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator of
the Courts in the supervision of the administration and operation
of the unified court system;

(2) enforce and supervise the execution of standards and
administrative policies promulgated pursuant to section 28(c)
of article VI of the Constitution;

(3) implement within their jurisdictions rules, directives
and orders of the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator
of the Courts;

(4) except as provided in paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this
section, supervise the day-to-day operations of the courts,
county clerks' offices and commissioners of jurors, if any,
within their jurisdictions and oversee the administrative
actions of the Administrative Judges of the courts within
their jurisdictions;

(5) temporarily assign judges and justices within and between
judicial districts, except certificated judges and justices;

(6) issue directives and orders necessary to implement these
powers and duties;

(7) exercise such additional powers and duties as may be
expressly delegated by the Chief Administrator of the Courts;
and

(8) do all other things appropriate to exercise their aforesaid
functions, powers and duties.

(c) The deputy chief administrator for management support
shall:

(1) assist the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator of
the Courts in the supervision of the administration and operation
of the unified court system;

(2) enforce and supervise the execution of standards and
administrative policies promulgated pursuant to section 28(c)
of article VI of the Constitution;

(3) with respect to the areas of responsibility set forth
in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subdivision, implement rules,
directives and orders of the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator
of the Courts;

(4) supervise the operation of the management support functions
of the unified court system, including: budget and finance;
personnel; public information; program, systems and facilities
management and planning; court information services and statistics;
education and training; employee relations; and equal employment
opportunity;

(5) appoint all nonjudicial officers and employees of the
unified court system except: county clerks; commissioners
of jurors; nonjudicial officers and employees of the town
and village courts; personal assistants who serve as law clerks
or secretaries to judges and justices; nonjudicial officers
and employees in the Court of Appeals and Appellate Divisions
and the agencies that they supervise; deputy chief administrators
of the unified court system; and counsel to the unified court
system. The power to appoint shall include the discretionary
extension in service beyond retirement age of a nonjudicial
officer or employee;

(6) issue directives and orders necessary to implement these
powers and duties;

(7) exercise such additional powers and duties as may be
expressly delegated by the Chief Administrator of the Courts;
and

(8) do all other things appropriate to exercise the aforesaid
functions, powers and duties.